Mainz (1394-95) goldgulden Fr-1610

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Künker sale 386, lot 4667

This specimen was lot 4667 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,292 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"MAINZ, ERZBISTUM, Konrad von Weinsberg, 1390-1396. Goldgulden o. J. (1394/1395), Bingen. Thronender St. Martin in gothischem Gestühl, darunter Wappen von Weinsberg//Mainzer Radschild in Dreipaß. GOLD. Sehr schön. Mit Freigabekärtchen der Reichsbank von 1938. (archbishopric of Mainz, Conrad of Weinsburg, 1390-96, undated goldgulden, Bingen mint. Obverse: St. Martin enthroned on Gothic stool, arms below; reverse: Mainz arms in trilobe. Very fine.)"

Friedberg states this type depicts the archbishop on the obverse; the halo around the figure's head leads us to agree with the auctioneers that St. Martin is intended. The other goldgulden of this prelate all feature St. John.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.48 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-1610; Slg. Walther 93; Slg. Pick 126; Felke 563.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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